# Replication Data for: When Weak States Win: A Supermodular Game-Theoretic Account of the 2006 Bolivia–Brazil Gas Crisis

## Article

**Authors:** Rodrigo Lyra and Manoel Galdino
**Journal:** Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, 69(1): e004, 2026
**DOI:** http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7329202600103

## Description

This replication package contains the diplomatic cables cited in the article. The paper uses six diplomatic cables as primary sources to reconstruct the analytic narrative of the 2006 Bolivia–Brazil gas crisis.

## Files

### `cables_metadata.csv`

Structured metadata for all six cables used in the paper, including source, telegram number, origin, destination, date, classification, and access information.

### `MRE_cables_00069_00080_00182.pdf`

PDF containing declassified Brazilian diplomatic cables from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministério de Relações Exteriores — MRE). Extracted from the original LAI response file, containing only the three telegrams cited in the paper:

| # | Telegram | Origin | Destination | Date |
|---|----------|--------|-------------|------|
| 1 | 00069 | Brasemb Caracas | SERE | January 17, 2006 |
| 2 | 00080 | Brasemb Caracas | SERE | January 13, 2005 |
| 3 | 00182 | Brasemb Caracas | SERE | February 27, 2008 |

These cables were obtained from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Access to Information Law (Lei de Acesso à Informação, Law 12.527/2011).

### `06LIMA461_a.txt`

US Department of State cable. Confidential. February 3, 2006. From U.S. Embassy Lima. Subject: Brazilian Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia's Visit to Peru. Source: http://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06LIMA461_a.html

### `06RIODEJANEIRO446_a.txt`

US Department of State cable. Unclassified/FOUO. September 6, 2006. From Brazil Rio de Janeiro. Subject: Ambassador's Brazil-Bolivia-Venezuela Gas Discussions in Rio. Source: http://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06RIODEJANEIRO446_a.html

### `06CARACAS3413_a.txt`

US Department of State cable. Confidential. November 15, 2006. From U.S. Embassy Caracas. Subject: Lula Backs Chavez, CNE Director and Opposition Balk. Source: http://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06CARACAS3413_a.html

## How to cite this dataset

Lyra, Rodrigo; Galdino, Manoel, 2026, "Replication Data for: When Weak States Win: A Supermodular Game-Theoretic Account of the 2006 Bolivia–Brazil Gas Crisis", https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7329202600103, Harvard Dataverse.

## License

The Brazilian diplomatic cables are public documents obtained under Brazil's Access to Information Law. The WikiLeaks cables are publicly available. This dataset is provided for academic replication purposes.
